I am sorry to hear that CFW, the fate we all dread. You seem to be taking it pretty well and obviously in good shape, hopefully you'll bounce back for next season!

well, i should have been takign it easy, I kinda knew it was coming-- skiing too hard. and after i strained the ACL a few weeks ago, I really shouldnt have been skiing 4 days on windblown conditions (last week).

but shit, I had a few great powder days this year, the kind of days that make the season and i will totally remember for years, so no regrets-

just, "what a waste" of February/march snow.

ill have to make a TR with whatever good shots i have soon-

I get where you're coming from. I want this season to go on for ever, but already I've had a season's worth of good times.

hows that samurai line go--

"In the Kamigata area they have a sort of tiered lunch box they use for a single day when flower viewing.
Upon returning, they throw them away, trampling them underfoot. As might be expected, this is one of my recollections of the capital.
The end is important in all things."

Take care dude!
+++ Vibes for the knee.

sorry to hear that bro.

this is gonna sound really obvious, but you don't want to walk around with a degenerative knee for the rest of your life. Make sure you get the best care possible even if it means leaving your Japan and scrapping your insurance benefit. If you still have US insurance that works i would seriously consider going back home to have the operation done if you are covered. I'm sure your doctor is good but make sure you understand the procedure you're getting and that you understand why.

this might sound even more obvious, but if my doctor would recommend that you wind down your enthusiasm for skiing after the operation i would definitely consider seeing someone else.

I think the surgery is about $4000 here in Australia vs $20,000-50,000 in the US for the completely uninsured. And you seem like the type of guy who doesn't mind bending ethics around if it means free surgery.

Ouch - sucky news. +++ vibes and hope this has a happy ending.

TGR's "gimp central" forum is the leading source of ACL injury info on the web. Consensus is that a patella transplant the best for long term full recovery to sport. Vibes dude.

That sucks. And get the best doctor for your knee!

That sucks ass CWF. But look on the bright side, at least you have a hot nurse to take care of you. I would milk that shit for like the next 6 months.

bummer to hear that. You do have health coverage to cover the op yeah? As others have said, enjoy the nurse taking care of you for the next few months...milk it man milk it!

thanks peeps-- well, the word is Ill be getting a transplant from the patella on march 18th, (holding off cause of work). ont he bright side some of the photos from the day that my knee took a turn for the worse are on facebook and are pretty awesome, Ill post a TR once i get the CD-R data- heres 2 of the best shots I have seen, me on the left my best ski buddy on the right-

and.. yeah I got married last week, the lady was kidna pissed off about the knee problem at first, but now she is excited that she gets to play wife/nurse when im hospitalized (ooo la la)

You sick bastard, enjoy it while it lasts.

PS: Congrats, welcome to the married ninjas club

I guess you (and all of us) have the photo for as a consolation prize! We have been lacking stoke for a while around these parts to thanks for that. Heal up for next year.

That looks like some fun hucking!

dude my season never even got started because of an ACL injury last year- playing Ultimate (the frisbee game) I had surgery end of July and now the knee joint is pretty good now only the muscle mass hasn't returned, its still weak despite my concerted efforts, when the say one year to get back to 100% they aren't kidding.
I can ride bike normally which is some consolation for zero snow days.
I was lucky to find a great sports doc in Kobe who does all the pro sportsmen in the area, Ichiro himself goes to this guy. After being messed over by a complete muppet local doc I found this guy who is the real deal.
Cost me about 600,000 for the op and 4 days in hospital and my budget private insurance refunded that about 95% worth, some trivial things weren't covered. Technically my budget insurance doesn't cover sport, but I wasn't really playing sport at the time, I was chucking a disc with some mates. they don't cover skiing or anything remotely dangerous.
I had hamstring tendon recon.
I bruised my bone too, the first doc put me a full leg cast for 3 weeks because of that, which it turns out was pointless and counterproductive, bone bruise is from a hard impact and the bone itself bleeds from the inside and is sensitive and weak in that spot. Takes a time for it to heal. after the injury when I bent my leg towards a the acl-less knee ment the bones slid a little more than normal and pushed against the bruised part and the pain wans intense.

good luck mate and if you have questions just ask.

hey man thanks for the post-- been slow getting back to you!..

as its looking, I was mistaken and am doing the hamstring recon to... operation date set for the 18th. that dude in kobe is probably way better than my doc haha but as far as things are here, my doc is the best option. apparently someone from sendai came up just for the operation by my doc.. but that just might be promotional gossip. either way, hes as good as it gets for me.

PS- I love ultimate.

Missed that thread.
Good luck with the ACL, timing-wise you may have a chance to get some next season.
I reckon marriage (congrats) will do more to lessen your time in the pow than an ACL in the long run .
get well.